BIO 2016

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft nears the International Space Station during the CRS-8 mission to deliver experiments and supplies to the International Space Station. (Image credit: NASA)

Dispatches from BIO 2016

Drug development in space: how microgravity enables pharma

By Melissa Fassbender

Eli Lilly is conducting several experiments on the International Space Station (ISS) US National Laboratory over the next year – with several implications for pharma back on Earth.

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Dispatches from BIO 2016

BioDuro launches as CDMO at BIO International

By Melissa Fassbender

The global contract research organization (CRO) announced the formal launch at BIO International, which takes place this week in San Francisco, CA.

The state of investment: 'biotech is up'

Dispatches from BIO 2016

The state of investment: 'biotech is up'

By Melissa Fassbender

The biopharmaceutical industry broke several records in 2015 – but to continue the trend will require a sustained investment from multiple stakeholders.